The Pomfret Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Pontefract over a distance of 1 mile and 6 yards (1,615 metres), and is scheduled to take place each year in July.
The race was first run in 2004, as a handicap. It became a conditions race with Listed status in 2007.
Records Most successful horse: No horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (2 wins): Royston Ffrench – Sound Breeze (2005, 2006) Ted Durcan - Blue Ksar (2007), Emerald Commander (2011) Silvestre de Sousa - Big Country (2018), Marie's Diamond (2019)
Leading trainer (3 wins): Mark Johnston - Sound Breeze (2005), Marie's Diamond (2019), Dark Vision (2020) Saeed bin Suroor – Blue Ksar (2007), Rio De La Plata (2010), Emerald Commander (2011)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2004 Wing Commander 5 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:45.20 2005 Sound Breeze 3 Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston 1:42.93 2006 Jubilee Street 7 Royston Ffrench Ann Duffield 1:43.18 2007 Blue Ksar 4 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor 1:48.02 2008 Choose Your Moment 3 Eddie Ahern Patrick Haslam 1:43.01 2009 Khateeb 4 Tadhg O'Shea Michael Jarvis 1:43.43 2010(dh) MabaitRio De La Plata 45 Kieren FallonDaragh O'Donohoe Luca CumaniSaeed bin Suroor 1:43.25 2011 Emerald Commander 4 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor 1:43.97 2012 Highland Knight 5 David Probert Andrew Balding 1:41.24 2013 Fire Ship 4 Neil Callan William Knight 1:44.73 2014 Custom Cut 5 David Nolan David O'Meara 1:42.06 2015 Mondialiste 5 Danny Tudhope David O'Meara 1:43.32 2016 Convey 4 Ryan Moore Michael Stoute 1:41.94 2017 Another Touch 4 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 1:45.42 2018 Big Country 5 Silvestre de Sousa Michael Appleby 1:45.41 2019 Marie's Diamond 3 Silvestre de Sousa Mark Johnston 1:45.97 2020 Dark Vision 4 James Doyle Mark Johnston 1:42.87 2021 Brunch 4 William Buick Michael Dods 1:43.22 2022 Alflaila 3 Jim Crowley Owen Burrows 1:44.64 2023 Poker Face 4 James Doyle Simon & Ed Crisford 1:43.37 2024 Point Lynas 5 Callum Rodriguez Edward Bethell 1:41.46 2025 Make Me King 5 Daniel Tudhope Hamad Al Jehani 1:41.31 2026 Holloway Boy 6 Clifford Lee Karl Burke 1:40.36
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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